Doubting Dogma

I grew up in the Mormon Church, but after years of discomfort and feeling like I didn't belong, my religious doubts came to a head. I'm Molly Un-Mormon. Join me and my friend and co-host Ris McCool as we talk about Mormonism and my journey away from the church.

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Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

Molly and Ris talk about the recent controversy over the lousy song that sounds super date-rapey, then Molly tells about the struggle of female body armor.

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Marissa Alexa McCool is from the Inciting Incident podcast, our sister show, as well as Full Frontal Nerdity Deluxe and The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand ... rismccool.com

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

It's been a long time coming, but Molly and Ris are back with a new episode of Doubting Dogma. In this episode, we catch up with what's been going on during the break, we discuss a patron suggestion, and Molly drops her first f-bomb on the show.

Support Doubting Dogma at www.patreon.com/doubtingdogma

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Marissa Alexa McCool is from the Inciting Incident podcast, our sister show, as well as Full Frontal Nerdity Deluxe and The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand ... rismccool.com

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

This week, Molly talks briefly about her time in the Young Single Adult ward at church, then talks about an attempt at a satire article that, to her ears, fell flat.

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

Molly talks about the recent death of the President of the Mormon Church, how the transition of power takes place, and a bit about the new church leader that will take Thomas Monson's place.

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

Molly is joined by Erik Ryder of the Odd Atheist Friends Podcast. They talk about Christmas, Santa, and how to be a professional at the White Elephant Gift.

Support Doubting Dogma at www.patreon.com/doubtingdogma

Follow the Doubting Dogma blog at doubtingdogmablog.wordpress.com

Marissa Alexa McCool is from the Inciting Incident podcast, our sister show, as well as Full Frontal Nerdity Deluxe and The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand ... rismccool.com

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

Ris is out with no voice this week, so Molly makes an attempt to do a solo episode. So this week she talks about the guilt and feelings of worthlessness she felt from losing her virginity that led her to emotionally abusive relationships.

Support Doubting Dogma at www.patreon.com/doubtingdogma

Follow the Doubting Dogma blog at doubtingdogmablog.wordpress.com

Marissa Alexa McCool is from the Inciting Incident podcast, our sister show, as well as Full Frontal Nerdity Deluxe and The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand ... rismccool.com

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

This week, Molly talks with Greg Sullivan, top patron of the show and fellow ex-Mo. They chat about Greg's Mormon experience and end the episode joking about driving across Wyoming and other boring places. Check out Greg's writing at http://www.leavingthemormons.com/

Support Doubting Dogma at www.patreon.com/doubtingdogma

Follow the Doubting Dogma blog at doubtingdogmablog.wordpress.com

Marissa Alexa McCool is from the Inciting Incident podcast, our sister show, as well as Full Frontal Nerdity Deluxe and The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand ... rismccool.com

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

Molly and Ris sit down and talk with Thomas Smith of Serious Inquiries Only about Mythcon, #MeToo, and the Status Quo Warriors.

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Support Doubting Dogma at www.patreon.com/doubtingdogma

Follow the Doubting Dogma blog at doubtingdogmablog.wordpress.com

Marissa Alexa McCool is from the Inciting Incident podcast, our sister show, as well as Full Frontal Nerdity Deluxe and The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand ... rismccool.com

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

Erik from the Odd Atheist Friends Podcast joins Molly this week to talk about trans issues and penises.

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

Ris's husband Aiden fills in for her as Molly's co-host this week, sharing his back story in religion. They also talk about different T varieties and Aiden's podcast, For Trans Men.

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

Molly and Ris talk about the recent goings on of the Mythicist Milwaukee Con (and sending love to Thomas Smith for going through that abuse!). They finally then get to Chapter 3 of The Miracle of Forgiveness, then end the episode talking about a talk from the Priesthood session of General Conference.

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

After technical difficulties made them record late, Molly and Ris talk about the end of the world according to David Meade, a "Christian numerologist" who claims it will take place on Sept 23. (http://www.foxnews.com/science/2017/09/15/biblical-prophecy-claims-world-will-end-on-sept-23-conspiracy-theorists-claim.html)

Despite doing good works by helping after Hurricane Harvey, the Mormon Church proves once again that they strive for bigotry by giving monetary support to bakers that want to discriminate so they don't catch the gay. (http://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/09/12/mormon-church-utah-senators-lend-their-support-to-bakers-refusing-to-make-cake-for-gay-weddings/)

And finally Molly giggles a lot over her time volunteering at the zoo and spending time with animals.

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

Listener and Ex-Mo Emily joins Molly and Ris to talk random Mormon stuff, and confirms that Mormons do, in fact, make the best cookies.

Support Doubting Dogma at www.patreon.com/doubtingdogma

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Marissa Alexa McCool is from the Inciting Incident podcast, our sister show, as well as Full Frontal Nerdity Deluxe and The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand ... rismccool.com

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

This week, Molly and Ris talk with Wendy, the host of the Women Beyond Belief podcast. She talks of her time growing up in a fundamentalist Christian home and spending 15 years as a missionary in Brazil before she returned to Canada, got divorced, and left religion behind her. You can find her website at:

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

After starting with a listener question, Molly and Ris talk about the recent divisions within the atheist community and the underlying misogyny and double standards that are unfortunately still present despite the idea that we're supposed to use reason. Stemming off of that, they also talk about the Head Cheeto's decision to act on his transphobic tweets by putting the trans ban back in place for the military.

Support Doubting Dogma at www.patreon.com/doubtingdogma

Follow the Doubting Dogma blog at doubtingdogmablog.wordpress.com

Marissa Alexa McCool is from the Inciting Incident podcast, our sister show, as well as Full Frontal Nerdity Deluxe and The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand ... rismccool.com

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

Ris is back from her hiatus to join Molly in conversations about needing to take time to yourself to recharge when you've been emotionally drained. They also talk about the duality one experiences when they have a public face and how it's different than when they're out of the public eye with family and friends.

Support Doubting Dogma at www.patreon.com/doubtingdogma

Follow the Doubting Dogma blog at doubtingdogmablog.wordpress.com

Marissa Alexa McCool is from the Inciting Incident podcast, our sister show, as well as Full Frontal Nerdity Deluxe and The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand ... rismccool.com

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

Noah Lugeons joins Molly this week to talk about religion, Mormonism, and just how completely full of bullshit it really is. You can find his shows at:

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

This week, Molly is joined by John, an Ex-Mo who grew up in the US but later moved to Australia. After serving a mission and attending church, he finally called it quits after 50 years. With his son, John hosts the "Explain It To Me" podcast, a science podcast where they do exactly that. You can find his facebook page, podcast youtube channel, and blog here:

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

(First off, I'd like to apologize in advance for the audio quality on this. I started hearing some static when we started recording after moving to a different room so we wouldn't get my husband gaming in the background. I thought it was just on my end, not on Zencastr's. It was still a fun conversation and I hope the static doesn't distract from it too badly.)

This week, Andrew Torrez from the Opening Arguments Podcast (http://openargs.com/) joins Molly to talk about his deconversion and how he felt when he went with his wife to Mormon church when they had started dating. They finish the episode with a quick rundown of the Crazy Ark Debacle of Ken Ham trying to pull Noah's Wool over the Kentucky State Legislature's eyes.

Support Doubting Dogma at www.patreon.com/doubtingdogma

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Marissa Alexa McCool is from the Inciting Incident podcast, our sister show, as well as Full Frontal Nerdity Deluxe and The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand ... rismccool.com

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

This week, Molly and Ris chat with Tank, an Ex-Mo that reached out to Molly after hearing her on Naked Mormonism. They talk about being raised in the church and the cognitive dissonance involved with compartmentalizing everything. They also talk about the temple rituals and how learning the details was the straw that broke Tank's belief.

Support Doubting Dogma at www.patreon.com/doubtingdogma

Follow the Doubting Dogma blog at doubtingdogmablog.wordpress.com

Marissa Alexa McCool is from the Inciting Incident podcast, our sister show, as well as Full Frontal Nerdity Deluxe and The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand ... rismccool.com

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

Matthew Maxon and Erik Ryder of the Odd Atheist Friends Podcast (https://www.facebook.com/OAFPodcast/) join Molly to talk about Erik's plans to walk across North Carolina to earn money in order to build a new school building for the kids he worked with in Zambia. For the second half of the show, they go through chapter two of The Miracle of Forgiveness and discover that according to Kimball, we're all God's Gimp. Matthew gives us a Bible MadLib to close out the show.

Support Doubting Dogma at www.patreon.com/doubtingdogma

Follow the Doubting Dogma blog at doubtingdogmablog.wordpress.com

Marissa Alexa McCool is from the Inciting Incident podcast, our sister show, as well as Full Frontal Nerdity Deluxe and The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand ... rismccool.com

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

This Week, Bryce Blankenagel of the Naked Mormonism podcast (http://www.nakedmormonismpodcast.com) joins Molly to talk about Pioneer Day, the most Mormon of "holidays" that's only observed in Utah as it's the celebration of the Mormon pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley, Molly's memories of the Sesquicentennial and reflections of going on "Trek" to the Martin's Cove area in Wyoming. Keeping with the theme, Bryce shares with us the story of the Willie and Martin Handcart Companies and the horrors they faced while crossing the plains after a series of bad logistical decisions.

Support Doubting Dogma at www.patreon.com/doubtingdogma

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Marissa Alexa McCool is from the Inciting Incident podcast, our sister show, as well as Full Frontal Nerdity Deluxe and The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand ... rismccool.com

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

This Week, Bryce Blankenagel of the Naked Mormonism podcast (http://www.nakedmormonismpodcast.com) joins Molly and Ris to talk about growing up a Utah Mormon compared to Molly's childhood in Colorado. Through the conversation they talk about perceived sin, the misogyny when an institution is run by the geriatric ward, the church welfare program, and the endless abyss of church history.

Support Doubting Dogma at www.patreon.com/doubtingdogma

Follow the Doubting Dogma blog at doubtingdogmablog.wordpress.com

Marissa Alexa McCool is from the Inciting Incident podcast, our sister show, as well as Full Frontal Nerdity Deluxe and The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand ... rismccool.com

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense.

This week, Ris talks about her visit to the Wolves Den in Flint, MI and what she saw and experienced during her visit there. You can find more information about them at: https://www.facebook.com/WolvesDenCrew/